Liverpool cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leicester City on Monday night to keep their hopes of finishing fourth in the English Premier League alive, and achieving the ‘miracle’ of qualifying for the Champions League this season. next.
Liverpool secured their seventh consecutive league win, bringing them closer to an opportunity to ‘hijack’ fourth place, which can be achieved in the following scenario:
Liverpool win in their two remaining matches. Stumbled at Manchester United in 2 out of 3 remaining matches. Stumbling means a draw or loss, which would put Liverpool in fourth place.
Or the other scenario, represented by ripping off Newcastle’s seat:
Liverpool win in their two remaining matches. Lose Newcastle in one game, draw another game or lose in two games, out of the remaining 3.
Ranking of the teams vying for third and fourth places:
3- Newcastle (66 points in 35 matches)
4- Manchester United (66 points in 35 games)
5- Liverpool (64 points in 36 matches)
6- Brighton (58 points in 34 games)
The remaining matches for each of them:
Newcastle: Brighton-Leicester City-Chelsea.
Manchester United: Bournemouth-Chelsea-Fulham.
Liverpool: Aston Villa-Southampton.
Brighton: Newcastle-Southampton-Manchester City-Aston Villa.
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